Chandigarh, March 16:
The Punjab Vidhan Sabha passed two important bills on Monday.
The first bill, the Punjab Regulation of Crusher Units, and Stockists and Retailers (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was presented by Punjab Water Resources and Mining Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal. The bill was passed by the House with a majority.
The second bill, the Shri Guru Teg Bahadur World Class University, Punjab Bill, 2026, was presented by Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains. This bill was passed unanimously by the House.
The House also unanimously passed a resolution recommending that the central government confer the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award, upon eminent Dalit leader and social reformer Sahib Shri Kanshi Ram.
The house also passed a resolution strongly condemning the offensive and casteist remarks made by the Leader of Opposition (LoP), Partap Singh Bajwa, against Cabinet Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO. The resolution was presented by MLA Manjit Singh Bilaspur.
Earlier, 11 reports, including the Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s reports on State Finances for the year 2023-24, on State Public Sector Enterprises for the period ended March 2023, on State Revenues for the period ended March 2023, and another report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the period ended March 2023. Also tabled were the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Performance Audits of Punjab Agricultural University and Solid Waste Management by Urban Local Bodies in Punjab, the Report on State Revenues for the period ended March 2024, another report for the period ended March 2024, and the Report on Local Bodies for the period ended March 2023. In addition, the Finance Accounts of Government of Punjab (Volume-1) for year 2024-25, Finance Accounts of Government of Punjab (Volume-II) for year 2024-25, and the Appropriation Accounts of Government of Punjab for the year 2024-25 were also laid before the House. A report on The Chairman, Committee on Budha Darya and Ghaggar Darya was also presented.
Furthermore, a motion regarding the constitution of elected committees for the year 2026-27 was also brought forth in the House.
